Naukent

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Naukent is a sma toun in the Jalal-Abad Province o Kyrgyzstan. It lies alang the M41 heich-gate, aboot 40 kilometres northeast o Andijan, Uzbekistan, juist northwast o Arimdzhan an soothwast o Massy an east o Sayak. It lies in close proximity tae the Uzbek mairch an wis umwhile pairt o Ferghana Oblast in the Uzbek SSR.[1][2] Historically it haed a citadel due tae its strategical location, which wis taken bi Shahbaz.[3]

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  1. Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). Great Soviet encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 246. Retrieved 11 Julie 2011.
  2. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. (1968). Prominent personalities in the USSR. Scarecrow Press. p. 425. Retrieved 11 Julie 2011.
  3. Babur (Emperor of Hindustan); Wheeler McIntosh Thackston (11 Januar 1996). The Baburnama: memoirs of Babur, prince and emperor. Freer Gallery of Art. ISBN 9780195096712. Retrieved 11 Julie 2011.

Coordinates: 41°03′N 72°34′E / 41.05°N 72.56°E / 41.05; 72.56